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Hazardous Seas Warning 37, NWS Eureka, CA

December 16, 2012

NWS Eureka, CA issued this hazardous seas warning at Dec 16, 2012, 3:03 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 17, 2012, 12:00 AM PST. It was in force for 27 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 16, 2012, 3:03 PM PST (23:03 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 17, 2012, 12:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 18, 2012, 3:00 AM PST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

635 
WHUS76 KEKA 162303
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
303 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

PZZ450-170715-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-121217T0800Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0009.121217T0800Z-121217T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0037.121217T0800Z-121218T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
303 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM
PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM
PST MONDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A
GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. EXPECT GUSTS TO 40 KT... 
  ESPECIALLY NEAR PT ST GEORGE AND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL 
  BECOME WEST 15 TO 25 LATE TONIGHT. 

* SEAS...14 TO 16 FT TONIGHT... THEN PEAKING NEAR 14 TO 18 FT
  MONDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING INTO THE WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ470-170715-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-121217T1100Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0009.121217T1100Z-121217T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0037.121217T1100Z-121218T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
303 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM PST MONDAY.
THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A GALE WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS 
  WILL BECOME WEST 15 TO 25 LATE TONIGHT. 

* SEAS...16 TO 19 FT TONIGHT... THEN PEAKING NEAR 19 TO 21 FT
  MONDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING INTO THE WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ455-170715-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-121217T0800Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0009.121217T0800Z-121217T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0037.121217T0800Z-121218T0300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
303 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM
PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM
PST MONDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. EXPECT 
  GUSTS UP TO 35 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST 
  10 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. 

* SEAS...10 TO 12 FT TONIGHT... THEN PEAKING NEAR 14 TO 16 FT BY
  MONDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING INTO THE WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-170715-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-121217T1300Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.SE.A.0009.121217T0800Z-121217T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SE.W.0037.121217T0800Z-121218T0300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
303 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM
PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM
PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PST MONDAY. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. EXPECT
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME
  WEST 10 TO 25 KT TONIGHT.

* SEAS...10 TO 12 FT TODAY...14 TO 17 FT TONIGHT... THEN 
  PEAKING NEAR 16 TO 19 FT BY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY 
  SUBSIDING INTO THE WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
7 follow-up statements
998 
WHUS76 KEKA 170429
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
829 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

PZZ450-171230-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-121217T0800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.121217T0800Z-121218T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
829 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 7 PM PST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
7 PM PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. EXPECT GUSTS TO 40 KT... 
  ESPECIALLY NEAR PT ST GEORGE AND CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL 
  BECOME WEST 15 TO 25 LATE TONIGHT. 

* SEAS...14 TO 16 FT TONIGHT...THEN PEAKING NEAR 14 TO 18 FT
  MONDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING INTO THE WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ470-171230-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-121217T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.121217T1100Z-121218T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
829 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM PST
MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY. A
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM PST
MONDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS 
  WILL BECOME WEST 15 TO 25 LATE TONIGHT. 

* SEAS...16 TO 19 FT TONIGHT...THEN PEAKING NEAR 19 TO 21 FT
  MONDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING INTO THE WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ455-171230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-121217T0800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.121217T0800Z-121218T0300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
829 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 7 PM PST MONDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 7 PM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. EXPECT 
  GUSTS UP TO 35 KT NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST 
  10 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. 

* SEAS...10 TO 12 FT TONIGHT...THEN PEAKING NEAR 14 TO 16 FT BY
  MONDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING INTO THE WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-171230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-121217T1300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.121217T0800Z-121218T0300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
829 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST MONDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 7 PM PST MONDAY...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 7 PM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 AM PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. EXPECT 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME 
  WEST 10 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. 

* SEAS...14 TO 17 FT TONIGHT...THEN PEAKING NEAR 16 TO 19 FT BY
  MONDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING INTO THE WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


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382 
WHUS76 KEKA 170803
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1203 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

PZZ450-171615-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-121217T0800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121218T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
1203 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS...14 TO 16 FT EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN PEAKING NEAR 14 TO
  18 FT LATER MONDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING INTO THE
  WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ455-171615-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-121217T0800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121218T0300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
1203 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS...10 TO 12 FT EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN PEAKING NEAR 14 TO
  16 FT BY LATER MONDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING INTO
  THE WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ470-171615-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-121217T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.121217T1100Z-121218T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
1203 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS 
  WILL BECOME WEST 15 TO 25 LATE TONIGHT. 

* SEAS...16 TO 19 FT TONIGHT...THEN PEAKING NEAR 19 TO 21 FT 
  MONDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING INTO THE WEEK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ475-171615-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121218T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-121217T1300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
1203 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST
EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. EXPECT 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME 
  WEST 10 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. 

* SEAS...14 TO 17 FT TONIGHT...THEN PEAKING NEAR 16 TO 19 FT BY 
  MONDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING INTO THE WEEK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


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256 
WHUS76 KEKA 171110
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
310 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...STRONG GALES EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY AS A POWERFUL FRONT
APPROACHES THE WATERS. AS THIS FRONT CROSSES THE WATERS LATE
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY STRONG GALES ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR STORM FORCE GUSTS...MAINLY NORTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO.

PZZ470-171915-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-121217T1100Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-121217T2300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121218T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
310 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH
  THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...NW WAVES 17 TO 20 FT NEAR 13 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO ABOUT
  15 FT NEAR 12 SECONDS BY TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-171915-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-121217T2300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121218T0300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
310 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH
  THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...NW WAVES 17 TO 18 FT NEAR 13 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO ABOUT
  15 FT NEAR 12 SECONDS BY TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-171915-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121218T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
310 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* SEAS...NW WAVES 14 TO 18 FT NEAR 13 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO ABOUT
  12 FT NEAR 12 SECONDS BY TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$


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535 
WHUS76 KEKA 171658
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
858 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...SEAS SUBSIDING TONIGHT WITH STRONG GALES EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
INTO THURSDAY...

A LARGE NW WAVE TRAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS TODAY AND
SUBSIDE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY AS A
POWERFUL FRONT APPROACHES THE WATERS. AS THIS FRONT CROSSES THE
WATERS LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY STRONG GALES ARE 
EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO.

PZZ470-475-180100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121218T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-121217T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
858 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT 
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS...NW WAVES 17 TO 20 FT NEAR 13 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 
  ABOUT 15 FT NEAR 12 SECONDS BY TUESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ450-455-180100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121218T0300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
858 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* SEAS...NW WAVES 14 TO 18 FT NEAR 13 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 
  ABOUT 12 FT NEAR 12 SECONDS BY TUESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$


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228 
WHUS76 KEKA 172319
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
319 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...SEAS SUBSIDING TONIGHT WITH STRONG GALES EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
INTO THURSDAY...

A LARGE NW WAVE TRAIN WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY AS A POWERFUL FRONT
APPROACHES THE WATERS. AS THIS FRONT CROSSES THE WATERS LATE
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY STRONG GALES ARE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY
NORTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO.

PZZ470-180730-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-121217T2300Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121218T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0037.121219T2000Z-121220T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
319 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SOUTH
  WINDS INCREASING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO
  50 KT.

* SEAS...NW WAVES 17 TO 20 FT NEAR 13 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO ABOUT
  15 FT NEAR 12 SECONDS BY TUESDAY. SEAS INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 FT
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-180730-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-121217T2300Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121218T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0037.121220T0200Z-121220T1800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
319 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SOUTH
  WINDS INCREASING WEDNESDAY NIGHT 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT.

* SEAS...NW WAVES 15 TO 18 FT NEAR 14 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO ABOUT
  14 FT NEAR 13 SECONDS BY TUESDAY. SEAS INCREASING TO 18 TO 22 FT
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ450-180730-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121218T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0037.121219T2000Z-121220T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
319 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SOUTH
  WINDS INCREASING LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 30 TO 40 KT WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 KT.

* SEAS...NW WAVES 15 TO 18 FT NEAR 13 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO ABOUT
  13 FT NEAR 13 SECONDS BY TUESDAY. SEAS INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 FT
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-180730-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121218T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0037.121220T0200Z-121220T1800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
319 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SOUTH
  WINDS INCREASING WEDNESDAY NIGHT 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45
  KT.

* SEAS...NW WAVES 14 TO 16 FT NEAR 14 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO ABOUT
  13 FT NEAR 13 SECONDS BY TUESDAY. SEAS INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 FT
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$


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169 
WHUS76 KEKA 180505
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
905 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...SEAS SUBSIDING SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT WITH STRONG GALES EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...

A LARGE NW WAVE TRAIN WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY AS A POWERFUL FRONT
APPROACHES THE WATERS. AS THIS FRONT CROSSES THE WATERS LATE
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY STRONG GALES ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY
NORTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO.

PZZ450-470-181315-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121218T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0037.121219T2000Z-121220T1200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
905 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 
  SOUTH WINDS INCREASING LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 30 TO 40 KT 
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. 

* SEAS...NW 16 TO 20 FT AT 13 TO 14 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO ABOUT
  13 FT NEAR 13 SECONDS TUESDAY MORNING. SEAS INCREASING TO 17 TO
  20 FT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-181315-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121218T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0037.121220T0200Z-121220T1800Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
905 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A FEW
  GUSTS TO 25 KT AROUND PT ARENA. SOUTH WINDS INCREASING
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT.

* SEAS...NW 16 TO 20 FT AT 13 TO 14 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO ABOUT
  13 FT NEAR 13 SECONDS TUESDAY MORNING. SEAS INCREASING TO 16 TO
  20 FT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$


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438 
WHUS76 KEKA 181121
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
321 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012

...STRONG GALE CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH TONIGHT AS A POWERFUL FRONT
APPROACHES THE WATERS. AS THIS FRONT CROSSES THE WATERS LATE
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY STRONG GALE CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR...
ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STORM FORCE GUSTS NORTH OF CAPE
MENDOCINO.

PZZ470-181930-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121218T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0096.121218T1121Z-121219T1700Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0037.121219T2000Z-121220T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0055.121219T1700Z-121219T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SR.A.0006.121219T2300Z-121220T1100Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
321 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM PST WEDNESDAY...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...A
STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY TONIGHT AND
  INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
  AND THEN 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUST UP TO 50 KT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...NW 12 TO 15 FT AT 14 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS WILL
  BUILD TO 18 TO 22 FT BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...INCLUDING SW WAVES OF
  ABOUT 18 FT NEAR 10 SECONDS AND NW WAVES OF ABOUT 12 FT NEAR 13
  SECONDS. LARGE LONG PERIOD NW WAVES WILL BUILD ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ450-181930-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121218T1100Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0037.121219T2000Z-121220T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0055.121219T2300Z-121220T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0096.121218T1121Z-121219T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
321 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM PST
THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY TONIGHT AND
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
  AND THEN 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUST UP TO 45 KT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...NW 10 TO 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS WILL
  BUILD TO 17 TO 21 FT BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...INCLUDING SW WAVES OF
  ABOUT 15 FT NEAR 10 SECONDS AND NW WAVES OF ABOUT 10 FT NEAR 13
  SECONDS. LARGE LONG PERIOD NW WAVES WILL BUILD ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-181930-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121218T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0096.121218T1121Z-121220T0200Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0037.121220T0200Z-121220T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0055.121220T0200Z-121220T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
321 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY TONIGHT AND
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
  AND THEN 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUST UP TO 45 KT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...NW 10 TO 14 FT AT 14 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS WILL
  BUILD TO 15 TO 19 FT BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...INCLUDING SW WAVES OF
  ABOUT 12 FT NEAR 9 SECONDS AND NW WAVES OF ABOUT 10 FT NEAR 13
  SECONDS. LARGE LONG PERIOD NW WAVES WILL BUILD ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-181930-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121218T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0096.121218T1121Z-121219T2300Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0037.121220T0200Z-121220T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0055.121219T2300Z-121220T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
321 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY TONIGHT AND
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
  AND THEN 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUST UP TO 45 KT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...NW 12 TO 15 FT AT 14 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS WILL
  BUILD TO 18 TO 22 FT BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...INCLUDING SW
  WAVES OF ABOUT 13 FT NEAR 9 SECONDS AND NW WAVES OF ABOUT 11 FT
  NEAR 13 SECONDS. LARGE LONG PERIOD NW WAVES WILL BUILD ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


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The office that day

Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 16, 3:15 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA21 hr
Dec 16, 3:15 AM PSTHazardous Seas WatchEKA12 hr
Dec 16, 7:53 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryEKA20 hr
Dec 16, 3:20 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryEKA12 hr

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